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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Ebola outbreak shows need for education in public health preparednesshttp://news.psu.edu/story/328223/2014/10/02/academics/ebola-outbreak-shows-need-education-public-health-preparedness
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa has underscored the importance of the education and training that people need to respond to global health crises. An online master’s degree and graduate certificate from Penn State can help prepare people for those kinds of jobs.
http://news.psu.edu/story/328223/2014/10/02/academics/ebola-outbreak-shows-need-education-public-health-preparednessThu, 02 Oct 2014 10:00 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityPenn State’s online homeland security degrees celebrate fifth anniversaryhttp://news.psu.edu/story/309995/2014/04/02/academics/penn-state%E2%80%99s-online-homeland-security-degrees-celebrate-fifth
When Penn State launched its online homeland security master’s degree program, the Christmas Day “underwear bomb” terrorist attack topped the news. Terrorist tactics have evolved since then. On the fifth anniversary of its online homeland security program, Penn State is embarking on a curriculum update.
http://news.psu.edu/story/309995/2014/04/02/academics/penn-state%E2%80%99s-online-homeland-security-degrees-celebrate-fifthWed, 02 Apr 2014 13:00 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityNew Penn State homeland security programs head predicts growing challengeshttp://news.psu.edu/story/289538/2013/09/30/academics/new-penn-state-homeland-security-programs-head-predicts-growing
As terrorism and organized crime continue to converge, information technology security, identity theft, cyber-attacks and other terrorist threats will increase, predicts Alexander Siedschlag, Penn State’s new chair of online homeland security programs. He is leading the effort to enhance Penn State’s online homeland security programs to prepare professionals for these evolving challenges.
http://news.psu.edu/story/289538/2013/09/30/academics/new-penn-state-homeland-security-programs-head-predicts-growingMon, 30 Sep 2013 09:36 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityResearchers granted patent for system that fuses human and computer intelligencehttp://news.psu.edu/story/284584/2013/08/20/science-and-technology/researchers-granted-patent-system-fuses-human-and
In complex crisis situations involving military situation awareness, homeland security and other time-sensitive scenarios, teams of experts must often make difficult decisions within a narrow time frame. Faculty collaborators at two Penn State campuses and a doctoral degree alumnus from the University have devised and patented a system that merges and finds the "sweet spot" between human and computer intelligence to support timely decision-making.
http://news.psu.edu/story/284584/2013/08/20/science-and-technology/researchers-granted-patent-system-fuses-human-andTue, 20 Aug 2013 12:25 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityWorld Campus military and veteran student enrollment continues to risehttp://news.psu.edu/story/276572/2013/05/09/academics/world-campus-military-and-veteran-student-enrollment-continues
The flexibility of online education is ideal for many adults who want to learn when and where it's convenient to them, and especially beneficial to active-duty military service members deployed in a war zone or where Internet access is limited. Since Penn State's World Campus launched 15 years ago, enrollment by active-duty military service members and veterans has grown steadily -- and more than 120 percent in the last four years.
http://news.psu.edu/story/276572/2013/05/09/academics/world-campus-military-and-veteran-student-enrollment-continuesThu, 09 May 2013 11:49 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityWorld Campus spring graduates include students in U.S., Afghanistanhttp://news.psu.edu/story/275268/2013/04/30/academics/world-campus-spring-graduates-include-students-us-afghanistan
A married couple in New Jersey, a State College resident and a civilian worker in Afghanistan will all receive degrees earned online through the World Campus during Penn State’s spring commencement May 3–5. Among the Penn State students graduating during University Park campus commencement are Tom Brown, a civilian worker in Afghanistan; Matthew and Diana Kirk of Riverside, N.J.; and Jamie Reep of State College.
http://news.psu.edu/story/275268/2013/04/30/academics/world-campus-spring-graduates-include-students-us-afghanistanTue, 30 Apr 2013 10:52 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityPenn Stater from Harrisburg is first in family to earn master's degreehttp://news.psu.edu/story/147574/2012/08/08/penn-stater-harrisburg-first-family-earn-masters-degree
Isiah "Izzy" Jones of Harrisburg has a lot to celebrate this weekend. In 2007, Jones became the first descendent of his maternal grandmother's family to earn a four-year college degree when he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Penn State. On Aug. 11, he will pick up his second Penn State degree, a homeland security master's degree. His grandmother will be on hand to see him graduate, as she has for all of his graduation ceremonies.
http://news.psu.edu/story/147574/2012/08/08/penn-stater-harrisburg-first-family-earn-masters-degreeWed, 08 Aug 2012 12:25 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityPublic invited to learn about careers with Homeland Security agencieshttp://news.psu.edu/story/150513/2012/03/23/public-invited-learn-about-careers-homeland-security-agencies
The public is invited to attend a free information session about available careers with Homeland Security agencies, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, in the Lodge of the Penn State Beaver Student Union Building. The program is sponsored by the Beaver campus Office of Continuing Education. Employment opportunities open in a variety of agencies will be presented, including the Transportation Security Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Citizenship Immigration Service, Customs and Border Protection, and the United States Coast Guard. For more information, contact the Office of Continuing Education at 724-773-3700 or BeaverCE@psu.edu.
http://news.psu.edu/story/150513/2012/03/23/public-invited-learn-about-careers-homeland-security-agenciesFri, 23 Mar 2012 13:37 -0400Penn State News - homeland security$1.3 million grant supports new study of global terrorist involvementhttp://news.psu.edu/story/153347/2011/11/30/13-million-grant-supports-new-study-global-terrorist-involvement
Researchers from Penn State's International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) are launching a groundbreaking new study of the motivations and behaviors of terrorist actors. The collaboration is part of a three-year international research program known as Understanding the Arc of Terrorist Involvement. The program will bring $1.3 million to Penn State for two research projects on the psychology of terrorism.The projects are sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and coordinated through the United Kingdom Home Office and Department of Homeland Security.
http://news.psu.edu/story/153347/2011/11/30/13-million-grant-supports-new-study-global-terrorist-involvementWed, 30 Nov 2011 15:12 -0500Penn State News - homeland securityPenn State degree prepares health workers to protect the publichttp://news.psu.edu/story/154628/2011/10/12/penn-state-degree-prepares-health-workers-protect-public
Listeria contamination in cantaloupes is just the latest public health threat to emerge in the nation. Being prepared for food-borne outbreaks and other public health crises is challenging the professionals responsible for protecting public health. To be successful on the job, they need up-to-date medical and public health knowledge. Delivered online through the Penn State World Campus, the public health preparedness option in Penn State's homeland security master's degree program can help these professionals.
http://news.psu.edu/story/154628/2011/10/12/penn-state-degree-prepares-health-workers-protect-publicWed, 12 Oct 2011 11:30 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityFormer Homeland Security official to speak on counterterrorismhttp://news.psu.edu/story/155941/2011/08/26/former-homeland-security-official-speak-counterterrorism
The International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Penn State is sponsoring a free lecture, "Ten Years since 9-11," by Arif Alikhan, distinguished professor of homeland security and counterterrorism at the National Defense University, from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, in Sutliff Auditorium at the Lewis Katz Building on Penn State's University Park campus.
http://news.psu.edu/story/155941/2011/08/26/former-homeland-security-official-speak-counterterrorismFri, 26 Aug 2011 10:18 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityPenn State's World Campus offers minor in homeland securityhttp://news.psu.edu/story/156444/2011/08/08/penn-states-world-campus-offers-minor-homeland-security
Penn State undergraduate students who want to expand their career opportunities now have a new online option. The homeland security minor is Penn State's first online minor. It will enable students to acquire specialized knowledge and skills for jobs in the homeland security field, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow by as much as 20 percent in the coming decade for occupations in emergency management, first response, law enforcement, and state, local and federal government.
http://news.psu.edu/story/156444/2011/08/08/penn-states-world-campus-offers-minor-homeland-securityMon, 08 Aug 2011 11:39 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityFormer State Department spokesman accepts position at Penn State Lawhttp://news.psu.edu/story/158422/2011/04/26/former-state-department-spokesman-accepts-position-penn-state-law
Philip J. "P.J." Crowley, former assistant secretary of state for public affairs, has been named as the 2011-2012 recipient of the General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership. While in residence, Crowley will conduct classes at Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and School of International Affairs, Dickinson College and the U.S. Army War College. Crowley's research and teaching interests will focus on national security policy, public diplomacy, and the impact of the global media environment on conflict, policy and politics.
http://news.psu.edu/story/158422/2011/04/26/former-state-department-spokesman-accepts-position-penn-state-lawTue, 26 Apr 2011 09:50 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityHomeland Security agencies visit Beaver campushttp://news.psu.edu/story/158748/2011/04/15/homeland-security-agencies-visit-beaver-campus
Last Wednesday, the Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education and the Office of Student Affairs hosted representatives from a variety of United States Homeland Security agencies to provide students, faculty, and staff with information about the purpose and structure of the agencies as well as available career opportunities.
http://news.psu.edu/story/158748/2011/04/15/homeland-security-agencies-visit-beaver-campusFri, 15 Apr 2011 09:41 -0400Penn State News - homeland securityInformation Security and Forensics Program offered onlinehttp://news.psu.edu/story/162915/2010/11/28/information-security-and-forensics-program-offered-online
Facebook's leaking of personally identifiable user information to advertisers through some of its popular applications is just the latest sign of the vulnerability of information in the age of social networking. To help address this and other emerging security risks, Penn State is offering an Information Security and Forensics Program that provides learners with the knowledge and skills to protect sensitive information and to determine the causes of security breaches. The program is part of Penn State's Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security degree and is delivered entirely online.
http://news.psu.edu/story/162915/2010/11/28/information-security-and-forensics-program-offered-onlineSun, 28 Nov 2010 11:54 -0500Penn State News - homeland security